Tristanian
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 An inhabitant of Tristan da Cunha.
"The Tristanians were to occupy some fifty neat modern houses in the former Married Quarters inside the high-fenced compound."
- 1 Of or pertaining to Sir Tristan, legendary Arthurian knight and tragic hero of the mediaeval romance Tristan and Iseult. not-comparable
"2001, Bonnie Wheeler, Fiona Tolhurst (editors), On Arthurian Women: Essays in Memory of Maureen Fries, Scriptorium Press, page 274, With this assumption, that Tintagel haunted Hardy from 1870 to 1923, it becomes possible to suggest that not only was his Tristanian work infused with his life-long themes, but that Tristanian themes may have subtly influenced his earlier works as well."
- 2 Of or pertaining to the Atlantic archipelago Tristan da Cunha or its inhabitants. not-comparable
"One of the curiosities of Tristanian English is the inclusion of an 'h' at the start of words that begin with a vowel."
Example
More examples"2001, Bonnie Wheeler, Fiona Tolhurst (editors), On Arthurian Women: Essays in Memory of Maureen Fries, Scriptorium Press, page 274, With this assumption, that Tintagel haunted Hardy from 1870 to 1923, it becomes possible to suggest that not only was his Tristanian work infused with his life-long themes, but that Tristanian themes may have subtly influenced his earlier works as well."
Etymology
From Tristan + -ian.